I bet it took them years of training to learn to draw that badly.

Okay, this is kind of morbid, but I think it would be cool to have a portrait done on the seeded paper of a family member or friend who had died, and then "plant" the portrait in the ground to create a memorial flower garden. Once it's planted, who cares if the portrait was poorly drawn?

Slimy Sam should hire him as Portland artist in residence to do poorly drawn renderings of our poorly run city government. He could also act as official sketch artist for the Chasse trial. Wonder if he could capture that inner Humphreys.

Or hire this person to do all the PDC renderings...
Poor projects deserve poor art!

I just ordered a double-portrait for my one year anniversary that is coming up later this month. The paper anniversary. I cannot wait to see this!

Jack, I will send you the results.

Wasn't there a recent discussion hear about the inappropriate use of the expression retard? Just where must we draw the line?

"I just ordered a double-portrait for my one year anniversary that is coming up later this month. The paper anniversary. I cannot wait to see this!"

I mean this with all sincerity Kevin that you've set a very high bar for yourself. Best of luck in maintaining it.

I can see great potential in the marketing of mediocrity. Inspired by the poor portrait artist's minimal success, I am going to offer the writing of customized crappy love poetry for Valentine's Day.

"I can see great potential in the marketing of mediocrity"

You haven't been to a first Thursday event in Portland lately have you?

"I can see great potential in the marketing of mediocrity"

You haven't been to a first Thursday event in Portland lately have you?

Or taken a recent look at some of Portland's public art.

I think the artist started his/her career by drawing Ligers.

The headline reminds me of that great country song "If the phone don't ring, you'll know it's me."

Am I missing something? I bet those drawings are better than what most people who post on this blog can render..I wish I could draw that well..... if you want to evaluate mediocrity, listen to rap music... PS - I agree with that commentor about what is presented as art at first Thursday events... it used to be that to become a noted artist, you first had to master the human form... then you could distort it into what is now thought of as modern or abstract...

I guess I should have clarified my statement by writing "I can see great potential in the marketing of unpretentiousmediocrity,"
to avoid comparisons with the art at First Thirsty.

But marketing mediocrity is a classic business model in this country. As H.L. Mencken said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."